Bed



oct. 3, 1933. J MQ UNE 1,929,000

BED

Filed OCT'. 22, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. 3, 1933. J. M. LINE 1,929,000

BED

Filed Ooi. 22, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORN EY Patented Oct. 3, 1933 i *Y Y y l. v

UNITEDI ASTATES PATENT OFFICE `A John LinaaecaselElll ofispringaeia. Mn.,

by Mattie D. Line, administratrix, Springfield, Mo.

Application octobenzz, 1931. sei-inl No. 570,437 1 claim. (Cl. 5112)V This invention relates to improvements in beds, sheet. Foi` instance, should the bed have been particularly of the folding or collapsible type usedso many times that a very objectionable sag which is adaptable for use in connectionV with may have occurred in the supporting sheet, the automobiles as well as for camping and similar cross tension members can be adjusted so as to Y 5 'purp0ses l restore the original cross tension of the' sheet. 60

An objectof the invention is to provide a col- These factorswill ,be clearly understood from lapsble bed Vin which the spacing of the side the following detailed description. The bed, genrails is maintained at a given adjustment by tenerallydesignated 1, (Fig. 1) resembles a cot havsion members which include partially overlaping longitudinal bars or side rails 2, 3` (Fig. 6)

ping components connected by a hook and slot which are coextensive with the length of the bed 65 arrangement at their near ends and the legs at but are divided in the middle as at 4 (Fig. 6) their far ends. f to produce pairs of .halves which, however, are

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings again connected byhinges V5.

in which, I These hinges enable folding the bedin the Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete center, the hinge construction being such that the 70 bed in one of its positions', pivotal axis 6 falls below the bottoms of the bars Y Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the bed 2, 3 (Fig. 1), thereby'insuring'a more rigid abutwherein the legs of one end are assumed to b mentof the adjacent ends of the bar halves when folded up and under, the bed is set up either as inFigure lor 2.` The Figure 3 is a perspective view'illustrating the `axis6 coincideswith the planes of the ends of the `75 use of the bed as a back rest, half bars. f k I Figure 4 is a perspective view showing how the A cover 7, previously identified as the support- `,bed can beucollapsed and rolled into a compact ing fabric sheet, is secured at8 along its side edges bundle, to the side rails 2, 3. Theside rails do not have Figure 5 is a detail view of one of the connecting i ends as such, thereby leaving the ends of the cover 80 hinges, i g n perfectly free and unsupported by anything ex- Figure 6 is an inverted perspective view of the Ycepting Athe cross tension. These unsupported bed particularly illustrating thearrangement of Yends are an advantage in that there are no rigid ,the legs and cross tensionmembers, Vcrosspartsin the framelto injure the head or Figure 7 is a fractional perspective view of one feet of the person reclining onthe bed. 85 end 0f the bed illustrating pail 0f the legs and It will thus be understood that the bedframe one of the cross tension members more in detail', virtually consists of the side rails12, A3,-there loeing Figure 8 iS a fraCtiOIlal perspective View D911 no rigid head or foot rails'as such. I Beds of this 6161118115 Showing how the COmpOIleIltS 0f 011e 0f type are sometimes necessarily made rather short, the tenSOn members are hooked tOge'GhQI, for instance to enable use .thereof inside of an 90 Figure 9 is a fractional perspective view ,ilautomobile., It is easy to understandthat if the lustratmg a Shght modlcatwn 1n the mode 0f .frame includedvhead and foot rausthese might be connecting the tension member components. in the Way of the person lying on the bed to his As already indicated, the improved` bed is of annoyance and possible injury- .Y

40 the folding 0r Collapsible type this characteristic Pairs vof legs 9 10 are pivoted to the vside rails 95 adapting its use to 'that of automobile tourists as at 11 (Figs. 6 and 7). These legs are'preferably campers, and any person desiring to vtemporarily m l Y ade of angle material. The ends oppos1te to the provide a bed of such a nature that 1t can be fold- .pivots 11 (Fig. 7) are ,cut out and bent in in such .5 edlnl tftrttlt is ...t ny a was @Provide feet 12 which Wlfestonthe desirable to adjust the fabric sheet on which the ground (F,1g- 1);,1sewhefe- Thee feet .Wm Pre' person actually reclines, so that it will assume Yentpossible Injury ifo the fa'bnc of ain autfo' a comfortabie position between the sideV rails. moble when the bed 1S use@ '11? 0011118601011 Wlth voneuser might desire to have the supporting the latter. When stood on the ground they will sheet stretched rather tightly,VVV while `anotheralso tend topreventthe legs from sinking in- 105 might prefer a pronounced sag Any adjustment, `Braces 13v are permanently pivoted at one end within4 reasonable limits, can be made by cross 14 to the respective legs 9,10, the other end of tension members, but these members also have the Veach brace ,having a hole 15 (Fig. 6) intended to function of enabling the adjusting out, `so to speak, v receive a fixed stud 16, there being a suiilcient of an undesirable condition of the supporting number of such studs'for all of vthe braces 13. 110

After the brace is set in place (Fig. '7) it is held in placeon the stud by a cotter pin 17.

These braces establish the extended or open position of thelegs 9, 10. The legs will be substantially upright (Fig. 1),V but it is preferable that they shall slant outwardly toward'the head and foot ofthebedv so as to `make 'amorefsecure stand for -the bed frame. It will be understood that by removing the cotter pins 17 fromthe studs 16 the parts can be swung on the various pivots .11, 14 into a nested position within the confines lof the side rails 2, 3 as shown at the right of Figure 6.

Cross tension members 13, 19` (Fig. 6) span the pairs 0f legs 9, 10, serving to maintain a 'given spacing of the side rails 2,'3 'and acting as-substitutes for the rigid head and foot cross pieces of the frame. The members .18, 119 perform every function of such cross pieces, but unlike the usual cross pieces, occur both below or in spaced relationship tothe cover 'l and are relatively remote yfromthe ends f'the coverso that the head and heels of the user are guarded from a hard obstruction. l

Eachtension member`18, 19.is alike, and the de-k scription 'of the memberflwill sullce for both.

This member is made of angle material and comprises two components 20,21 (Fig. V'1). The remote .ends are cutaway toleave flanges 22 through .whichth'e comp'onentsare pivoted' to the legs 9.as

at 23,5and'lto'prov`1de.shoulders`24 which areintended to'abu't theiadjacent edges of the'legs 9 and prevent the swinging'of 'the components 20, 21

upwardlyV (arrows .25) in 'the direction of the cover '1.

VIt `is permissible 'to swngthecomponents 26, 21 downwardlygor away from'the 'cover "I, prerparatory'to. collapsingthetbed ioriolding.Y 'Were it'not for'the shoulders 24`there'would be the-possibility of the components-20, 21-'being swung to- 'ward the cover'l at sometimawith the likelihood of tearing the cover. Theshoulders 24'areproduced'by simply cuttingouta smalljpartof each component, but "when thecomponents are pivot- 'ally secured the shoulders effectually prevent the 'undesired 'upward' movementtoward the cover as previously mentioned.

The member lhaswhatmight be called a hook and slot connection betweenthe 'overlapping' near ends of the'components'(^1ig.n'l) The component 21 is cut out at'26 (Figs. "land`-8),'then bent to produce a hook'2'7. `Thisfhook is more'inthe nature of atongue-atrighty angles to the bodyo'f the component 21, butit is quitecorrect to saythat the tongue 2'7 is'hooked'into anyone of a seriesof slots 28inthecomponent`2`0, therbyftol establish `the extendedadjustmentof the tensionmember -18. 'A band.29fslldably embracesithe vmember 18 (Fig. 1) andr isiintended toiflt vover the endsof thev components 20, 21 so asztohld the hook ortongue 2'74 in engagement withragiven slot 28;

Should the :user xprefernotzto-have'the cover '7 stretched tight'across the'side rails :2, 3 he can undo therhook-and vslot connection (Fig. '1) and readjust it so thatthere i-will -be a more or less pronounced sag in thecover. `*On the sameprinciple, should thecovertbeworn into an undesirable sag, the hookand :slot connection .would be undone andreadjusted .until the sag disappeared.

For .this purpose the component 20 (Fig. '7) will be provided with as many slots as will ordinarily be necessary tomake any ladjustment within'reasonable limits. It'will'beunderstood that 'when ,theband 29 is `once slipped'toward the center over each component"20,'2`1`the member 18 (also gradual incline. 'folded under in the event that this was necessary yto properly stand the bed in certain types of automobiles. When the bed is doubled up in substantial A-,form (Fig. 3) it will serve as a back rest for a-person sitting on the ground. The adjacent pairs of legs 9, l0 Ymay then be so engaged with the ground as to serve as prongs in order to assist in keeping the bed in its doubled standing position. y

.Reverting to. the hinging together of .the 4bed sections,.it is t'o be observed that the cover 7 is vcut away at 30 (Figs. 1 and 2) .at places adjacent ltothe hinges `5, so as to clear the rails2,'3 Yand avoid any possibility of the medial pucker3 1' (Fig. 6) vfrom getting down between the abutting ends .ofthe side rails and preventing their being opened in Aline -with' each other. l'Ihe requirement `of folding the half sections of the bed upon each ,other makes it necessary to provide a fullness in the center. 'This fullnes disappears as'the pucker 3l on the nether side when the'bed is open (Figs.

.l and 2), but when thebedis stood as in Figure 3 lthis pucker stretches across somewhat, and vwhen the half sections are folded upon eachother the pucker will be drawn taut.

lFigure 9 illustrates a slight modification where- .in the band 29 is replaced by a'bolt and slotfconnection inthe components 2l, 20. The hook 27 and slot 28 arrangement will bethe same as before, but in place of the band'29 there'will be a bolt 32 in the component 21 and a'slot 33 inthe `component 20. 4This maybe anv open-ended slot. `When the desired adjustment at 29, 28 is'made the nut on the bolt 32 will be driven uptight against the component 20 after having seen to it v that the bolt 32 wasin the slot 33, thereby'to 'x the connection.

.component 20 (Fig. 7) and to rloosenthebraces 13 from the studs 16. Thel tension member components 29,-21, legs 9, l0, and'braces 13'will all be .swung together in the proper direction on their pivots so as to lie against the insides ofthe rails 2, 3. The half sections of the bed are then swung over on the hinges'5 and rolled substantiallyinto the shape shown in Figure 4.

Whatv is claimed is:-

In a bed having a supporting sheet, side rails to which the sheet is attached, and legs pivoted to the rails; means to maintain the spacing of the sideV rails hence a given cross tension of the sheet, said means comprising a cross member having partially overlapping components attached to the legs, one of said components Vhaving "slots, a tongue on the other component to be vhookedin'one of the slots,.and means for bringing pressure to bear on the overlapping ends to maintain the engagement of the tongue with the slot.

f MATTIE D. LINE, Administratrix of the Estate of John M. Line,

Deceased. 

